semicolon

Summary

semicolon is an Unicode character^[1]. semicolon ranks in the top 3% of unicode_character entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,648 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• semicolon is credited with the discovery of Aldus Manutius^[3].
• semicolon's instance of is recorded as Unicode character^[4].
• semicolon is a type of punctuation mark^[5].
• semicolon is part of emoticon^[6].
• semicolon is used for delimiter^[7].
• semicolon is used for question^[8].
• semicolon is used for program comment^[9].
• semicolon is used for covariant derivative^[10].
• semicolon's Commons category is recorded as Semicolons^[11].
• semicolon's Unicode character is recorded as ;^[12].
• semicolon's time of discovery or invention is recorded as 1494^[13].
• semicolon's depicted by is recorded as ；^[14].
• semicolon's depicted by is recorded as ﹔^[15].
• semicolon's depicted by is recorded as ︔^[16].
• semicolon's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[17].
• semicolon's different from is recorded as ; (U+037E)^[18].
• semicolon's homoglyph is recorded as ; (U+037E)^[19].
• semicolon's homoglyph is recorded as ؛^[20].
• semicolon's homoglyph is recorded as ⁏^[21].
• semicolon's code is recorded as -.-.-.^[22].
• semicolon's Unicode code point is recorded as 003B^[23].
• semicolon's HTML entity is recorded as ;^[24].
• semicolon's HTML entity is recorded as ;^[25].
• semicolon's HTML entity is recorded as ;^[26].
• semicolon's Unicode block is recorded as Basic Latin^[27].

Body

Geography

semicolon is part of emoticon^[6].

Designation and Status

semicolon's instance of is recorded as Unicode character^[4].

Why It Matters

semicolon ranks in the top 3% of unicode_character entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,648 views/month).^[2] semicolon has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] semicolon is known by 42 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]